Transportation Planner

David Evans and Associates Inc (DEA’s) is seeking a motivated Transportation Planner to join our dynamic Smart Mobility group. This group blends transportation planning with traffic engineering to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions.

This position offers flexibility in location, with the option to work in our Los Angeles, Apple Valley, Ontario, or Tustin, CA offices, and you may also have opportunities to support projects in other Southern California offices.

The primary responsibilities for this position will be diverse and will include but not be limited to the following:

• Provide technical direction and task leadership for transportation planning and traffic engineering projects.

• Develop and complete multimodal traffic impact analyses, traffic operations analyses, corridor studies, and area transportation plans.

• Perform research, analyze findings, and prepare recommendations for transportation planning and traffic engineering projects, as well as multi-discipline projects.

• Oversee and develop travel demand forecasts and perform traffic analyses using analysis and modeling software.

• Assist with and coordinate development and production of project deliverables, including written documentation and presentations.

• Support project managers and task leads on multi-discipline transportation planning and traffic engineering projects.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, or related field

• 6 years of transportation planning or traffic engineering analysis experience with development and production of deliverables for planning studies

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

• Good communication skills (written and oral) with a proven ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences

• Ability to work both in teams and independently

Preferred Qualifications:

• Local agency or Caltrans experience

• Experience in GIS or database management with data analysis

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite

• Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance

• Health Savings and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contribution

• Support for continuing education and training opportunities

• Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay

• 401k and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)

• Flexible 9/80 (every other Friday off) work schedule

• Holistic Wellbeing Program with a focus on physical, emotional, financial, career and community health

• Opportunity for growth with support and mentoring to help with professional goals

• Potential salary range for this position is $95,000-125,000 depending on location and experience

Transportation Jobs with DEA:

The increasing complexities of modern transportation include growing demands, aging infrastructure, rising costs, funding challenges, and environmental concerns. Agencies and communities faced with improving their transportation systems must do more with less. From initial investigations through planning, concept development, final design, and construction, DEA responds with solutions that serve today’s transportation needs while accommodating tomorrow’s growth. Our Transportation Business Unit focuses on five markets: Bridges and Structures, Roads and Highways, Transit and Rail, Smart Mobility and Construction Engineering.